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. 1993 Oct;59(10):3505–3508. doi: 10.1128/aem.59.10.3505-3508.1993

Degradation and induction specificity in actinomycetes that degrade p-nitrophenol.

L F Hanne 1, L L Kirk 1, S M Appel 1, A D Narayan 1, K K Bains 1
PMCID: PMC182485  PMID: 8250573

Abstract

We have isolated two soil bacteria (identified as Arthrobacter aurescens TW17 and Nocardia sp. strain TW2) capable of degrading p-nitrophenol (PNP) and numerous other phenolic compounds. A. aurescens TW17 contains a large plasmid which correlated with the PNP degradation phenotype. Degradation of PNP by A. aurescens TW17 was induced by preexposure to PNP, 4-nitrocatechol, 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol, or m-nitrophenol, whereas PNP degradation by Nocardia sp. strain TW2 was induced by PNP, 4-nitrocatechol, phenol, p-cresol, or m-nitrophenol. A. aurescens TW17 initially degraded PNP to hydroquinone and nitrite. Nocardia sp. strain TW2 initially converted PNP to hydroquinone or 4-nitrocatechol, depending upon the inducing compound.

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